Interesting questions one and all. Let me raise one of my own. Have any of you looked into using an e-book, such as the Rocket e-book? (http://www.rocketbook.com/) it would seem to answer a lot (but not all) of the questions. It's portable, it can work anywhere, it's cheaper than a PC, and it can be downloaded and changed as the need arrises. I know it's a technology just in it's infancy, but, hey, ALL this was not too long ago... brucer Bruce T. Ritchie Media Educator/Technician Photographer Writer & Poet [log in to unmask] http://www.mindspring.com/~brucer1 http://members.tripod.com/~quoddybay/index.html ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]